Lead Member of Technical Staff — API Platform

Salesforce
New York, Illinois
Full timeUSD 172,500 - 260,100 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentoring","Architectural decision-making","Problem-solving","Written and verbal communication"]

Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable API platform capabilities that enable rapid application development across Salesforce. Own the technical strategy and roadmap, champion API-first/contract-first engineering practices, and align cross-team stakeholders on platform patterns and standards. Drive technical design reviews, improve engineering excellence with automated testing and CI/CD/observability, mentor engineers, and resolve complex production issues using data-driven insights.

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Lead Member of Technical Staff — API Platform

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Job Summary

Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable API platform capabilities that enable rapid application development across Salesforce. Own the technical strategy and roadmap, champion API-first/contract-first engineering practices, and align cross-team stakeholders on platform patterns and standards. Drive technical design reviews, improve engineering excellence with automated testing and CI/CD/observability, mentor engineers, and resolve complex production issues using data-driven insights.
Location: New York, Illinois
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, reliable, and secure foundational API platform solutions across products.
  • •Define and drive API Platform technical strategy and roadmap, balancing immediate needs with long-term scalability and maintainability.
  • •Establish and champion API-first and contract-first engineering methodology across cross-functional teams for consistency and governance.
  • •Provide technical leadership for complex, cross-team initiatives—resolving ambiguity, identifying dependencies, and aligning teams on standards.
  • •Mentor and develop engineers, drive engineering excellence via automated testing, CI/CD, observability, release management, and DevOps automation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 172,500 - 260,100 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionParental LeaveLife InsuranceDisability Insurance401kEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • •8+ years of software engineering experience designing and delivering large-scale enterprise/platform solutions.
  • •Demonstrated experience leading architecture and delivery of complex systems across multiple teams, services, or product areas.
  • •Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript; deep understanding of API design, distributed systems, and enterprise integration patterns.
  • •Experience with AWS production infrastructure (VPC, Lambda, ECS, RDS, API Gateway), IaC, and automated CI/CD/DevOps pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions or GitLab).
Experience:8+ years
Skills:Technical leadershipMentoringArchitectural decision-makingProblem-solvingWritten and verbal communication
Certifications:AWS certifications
Tech Stack:JavaPythonJavaScriptAPI designDistributed systemsService-oriented architectureEnterprise integration patternsAWSVPCLambdaECSRDSAPI GatewayInfrastructure-as-CodeIaCAutomated provisioningCI/CDDevOpsGitHub ActionsGitLab pipelines

Company Brief

Salesforce
Provides a leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform with sales, service, marketing, analytics, and integration tools that empower businesses to manage customer relationships and digital transformation at scale.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 1999
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